The Rainmaker is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Clarence G. Badger and written by Gerald Beaumont, Louis D. Lighton, and Hope Loring. The film stars William Collier, Jr., Georgia Hale, Ernest Torrence, Brandon Hurst, Joseph J. Dowling, and Tom Wilson. The film was released on May 10, 1926, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]
| The Rainmaker | |
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| Directed by | Clarence G. Badger |
| Screenplay by | Gerald Beaumont Louis D. Lighton Hope Loring |
| Produced by | Jesse L. Lasky Adolph Zukor |
| Starring | William Collier, Jr. Georgia Hale Ernest Torrence Brandon Hurst |
| Cinematography | H. Kinley Martin |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot edit
As described in a film magazine review,[3] due to an injury received during the war, a jockey is told he will never ride again. However, the injury also allows him to know through prayer whether it will rain, the knowledge useful in his betting on horse races. His nurse Nell Wendell falls in love with him, but she is later discharged from the hospital. She becomes a dancer in a saloon owned a lifetime friend, who has refused to sell his property to a rival who believies that there is oil on the land. A plague breaks out and the rival prevents aid from coming in. The jockey prays for rain with the aid of the parish priest and it comes. Nells’s friend in his will leaves his property to the couple.
Cast edit
- William Collier, Jr. as Bobby Robertson
- Georgia Hale as Nell Wendell
- Ernest Torrence as Mike
- Brandon Hurst as Doyle
- Joseph J. Dowling as Father Murphy
- Tom Wilson as Chocolate
- Martha Mattox as Head Nurse
- Charles K. French as Hospital Doctor
- Jack Richardson as Western Doctor
- Melbourne MacDowell as Bennson
Preservation edit
With no prints of The Rainmaker located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.[5]
References edit
- ^ Hal Erickson (2015). "The-Rainmaker - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on February 7, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
- ^ "The Rainmaker". afi.com. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
- ^ "New Pictures: The Rainmaker". Exhibitors Herald. 25 (2). Chicago: Exhibitors Herald Co.: 62 March 27, 1926. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Rainmaker
- ^ The Rainmaker at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Lost Paramount films - 1926
External links edit
- The Rainmaker at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
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